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Finnish rock band, LORDI, have set October 28th for the release of their forthcoming new album via The End Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to The Arockalypse will showcase the band’s trademark melodic hard rock sound.

LORDI spent 2007 on the mainstage of Ozzfest and then opened up for TYPE O NEGATIVE. The mega-successful The Arockalypse has sold 350,000 units to date and was certified gold in Sweden and Germany–not to mention attaining triple platinum status in Finland.

Dressed like GWAR, but equipped with massive balls-to-the-wall rock ‘n roll, Finland’s LORDI claim to bring those very “balls” back to rock. “Bringing Back the Balls to Rock,” off LORDI‘s latest album, The Arockalypse, makes that claim both lyrically and musically with big riffs, big beats, and a big chorus. Fortunately, rock has never actually lost its balls, but these monsters of rock certainly rock out as if rock has long been without said balls…all while keeping it fun and un-serious. In fact, it’s that very attitude that makes The Arockalypse an enjoyable affair. With cheeky songs like “Who’s Your Daddy?,” “Good to Be Bad,” and “Hard Rock Hallelujah,” you know you’re in for a fun ride. The Finns recall 70’s and 80’s hard rock (think KISS, Alice Cooper) with minimal amounts of cheese, but plenty of nostalgia. They even enlist some hard rock veterans (Dee Snider, Udo Dirkschneider, Bruce Kulick, and Jay Jay French) to join their monster mashing affair. The Arockalypse rocks…just don’t take LORDI too seriously. (The End Records)

Finlandâ€™s monster rock nâ€™ roll band, LORDI, have been selected as one of the mainstage acts for Ozzfest 2007, alongside mainstage headliners, OZZY OSBOURNE and LAMB OF GOD.

The band – who released a special 2CD/DVD version of The Arockalypse (with bonus tracks/videos) this week via The End Records â€“ are excited to be on this much-anticipated annual tour across North America, referred to this year as â€œFreeFestâ€ because all tickets to the event are free.

â€œIt is a great honour for us to be on Ozzfest and obviously it is gonna be a great opportunity for us to show the people in the U.S. what we can doâ€¦or what they think we can do. [laughs],” comments Mr. Lordi about the opening slot on the mainstage that starts July 12th, 2007 in Seattle, WA. “My best friend is a huge Ozzy fan heâ€™s really jealous of the whole thing. Iâ€™m gonna try and remember to pick him up an Ozzfest t-shirt when we return to Finland. For us the idea of playing Ozzfest is still hard to believe. Iâ€™ll believe it when weâ€™re there.â€

Last week the band swept the annual Ema Gala Awards (Grammy equivalent of the Finnish record industry), winning several categories they were nominated for: Band of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year (“Hard Rock Hallelujah“) and Top Selling Album of the Year.

LORDI starts their inaugural ‘â€monster invasionâ€ of North America which will start April 20th, 2007 in Anaheim, California at House of Blues and end with a two-night stint at the Bamboozle Music Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 5th and 6th, 2007.

About touring North America for the first time, Mr. Lordi says, “Yeah of course. Thatâ€™s goes without saying. Iâ€™m really anxious to see how the audiences are gonna react to us. From our point of view touring the States is like â€˜coming home.â€™ I know it sounds weird for a Finnish band to say that but we are often described as the â€˜most American bandâ€™ in Finland. [laughs] You see all of our influences, mostly musical and visual, come from the States, soâ€¦ weâ€™re keeping our fingers crossed.”

LAMB OF GOD, HATEBREED, and LORDI are among the first acts announced to join Ozzy Osbourne on this summer’s “free” Ozzfest.Â LAMB OF GOD and Finland’s LORDI will take on the mainstage while HATEBREED will be the second stage’s lone headlining act.Â Second stage support acts will include MONDO GENERATOR, ANKLA, CIRCUS DIABLO, NILE and THE SHOWDOWN.

Finlandâ€™s monster rock nâ€™ roll band LORDI, who will release The Arockalypse March 20, 2007 on The End Records, have announced several dates of their upcoming inaugural tour of North America.

The tour will start April 20th, 2007 in Anaheim, California at House of Blues and end with a two-night stint at the Bamboozle music festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

About touring in North America for the first time, frontman Mr. Lordi says, “Iâ€™m really anxious to see how the audiences are gonna react to us. From our point of view touring the States is like â€˜coming home.â€™ I know it sounds weird for a Finnish band to say that but we are often described as the â€˜most American bandâ€™ in Finland. [laughs] You see all of our influences, mostly musical and visual, come from the States, soâ€¦ weâ€™re keeping our fingers crossed.”

Finnish monster hard rock act LORDI have experienced massive amounts of success in Europe over the last year and frontman Mr. Lordi knows the task involved in making The Arockalypse a success in North America when it is released on March 20th, 2007 on The End Records.

â€œIt is like a 2-sided coin because you donâ€™t know what is going to happen. We have to start from zero over there,â€ comments the gargantuan monster frontman about trying to achieve the same success in North America. â€œIt is going to be interesting, kind of a challenge for us but then again it is great for us to be humble again. We want to see how the success for us works over there or not. You can never tell which way things will go but weâ€™re excited nonetheless.â€

â€œI feel great,â€ he says about the upcoming release which contains bonus tracks and a DVD. â€œIâ€™ve been telling journalists over the years that we are a Finnish band heavily influenced by American bands. All the musical influences come from the States and it feels great that the album will finally be coming out over there.â€

LORDI are currently planning their first ever jaunt of North America this spring and are confirmed for a two night stint at the annual Bamboozle Festival this May. For more info check: http://www.thebamboozle.com/

LORDI, Finlandâ€™s monster rock n roll extravaganza and winners of the 2006 Eurovision award, have signed to The End Records for North America.

Since winning EurovisionLORDIâ€™s popularity has grown to gargantuan heights with the band conquering numerous European charts and a six-week sold out tour of Europe. Now since signing with The End Records, the band has set their sights on North America and anticipates their success will continue across the pond.

The bandâ€™s most recent album, The Arockalypse, will be released March 20, 2007 with bonus tracks and a DVD.

LORDI are currently planning their first ever jaunt of North America this spring and are confirmed for a two night stint at the annual Bamboozle Festival this May. For more info check: http://www.thebamboozle.com/